Foreign students lobby admits they are here for immigration

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By Leith van Onselen

The lobby group representing foreign students in Australia – the Council for International Students in Australia (CISA) – has warned that a tougher stance on immigration from a Peter Dutton led Government could jeopardise Australia’s tertiary education exports. From The AFR:

The Council for International Students in Australia said foreign potential students were attracted to Australia by the possibility of migrating here.

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Leith van Onselen is Chief Economist at the MB Fund and MB Super. He is also a co-founder of MacroBusiness. Leith has previously worked at the Australian Treasury, Victorian Treasury and Goldman Sachs.